Name
Plumet, Charles

Gender
Male

Birth
May 17, 1861

Death
April 15, 1928 Paris

Descriptive Note

Charles Plumet combined interests in medieval and early Renaissance architecture with Art Nouveau influences, and was a prominent member of l’Art dans Tout (Art in Everything), a group of architects, sculptors, and painters whose shared goal was to renew decorative art between 1896 and 1901.  Committed to functionalism, Plumet believed that "forms derive from needs" and architecture should "develop in its setting like a flower or plant"  (Meganck, Santvoort & Meyer 2013, p. 15).

By the start of the 20th century, the partnership of Tony Selmersheim and Plumet resulted in the creation of one of the most successful Art Nouveau companies in Paris. 

Plumet designed many apartment blocks and hôtels particuliers in Paris as well as the Château de Chênemoireau, Loire-et-Cher, France (1901). He also designed the outside entrances to the Pelleport, Saint-Fargeau, and Porte des Lilas stations on the Paris Métro, which he completed in 1920.

As the chief architect of the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Plumet created four monumental towers 30 meters high, each with a regional restaurant from which the diners could look out over the city. He also designed the crafts palace.

For the Exposition of Turin 1911, he designed the Decorative Arts Kiosk.

Works Cited:

Meganck, Leen; Santvoort, Linda Van; Meyer, Jan de. Regionalism and Modernity: Architecture in Western Europe, 1914-1940. Leuven: leuven Univ. Press, 2013.

Roles
Makers, Architects and Engineers

Related Locations

Related Built Environment Objects

• Decorative Arts Kiosk